Veterinary Care Assistant
Do you want to help create a better world for animals?
At the RSPCA, we believe animal welfare is everyone's welfare. Join us in creating a better world for every animal. We can do it if we work together — everyone for every animal. Choose a career with us and make a difference.
We're looking for a Veterinary Care Assistant (VCA) to join our Veterinary team at our Birmingham Animal Hospital (Newbrook), reporting into one of our Nursing Team Leaders.
Interviews are expected to w/c 1 June.
- Working hours: 35 hours per week, this is on shift basis including weekends over a 10 week rolling rota
- Day shifts 8:00am - 3:30pm
- Evening shifts 2:30pm - 10:00pm
- Nights 10:00pm - 8:00am
- Site based: You will be based at our Animal Hospital in Birmingham
- 4 % shift allowance in addition to the wage range specified
- Night shift allowance (Additional 0.33% of hourly rate for night shifts worked)
Birmingham Animal Hospital is located in a charming rural setting amongst 70 acres of countryside, but has excellent motorway access, and is 20 minutes drive from central Birmingham. It consists of a friendly and enthusiastic team of seven Vet Surgeons, twenty RVNs and nine support staff. The Hospital itself is nice and spacious with modern facilities and equipment.
The Management team are extremely passionate about personal growth, and are always striving to nurture a thriving environment.
The hospital works directly to help animals most in need by supporting the work of the RSPCA's Inspectors, Animal Rescue Officers, animal centres and branches, providing essential veterinary care around the clock.
Are you ready to join our movement?
We have added a short summary of what is involved but for full details, please review the attached job description.
- Undertaking nursing duties including patient care, theatre practice, assisting with consultations, and general reception duties as directed
- General cleaning duties throughout the hospital including equipment, animal quarters and premises
- Maintaining up to date and accurate clinical records for every animal that comes into the hospital
- Dispensing drugs in accordance with professional guidelines and hospital rules
Do you think this sounds interesting? We're looking for someone with the following:
- Previous experience of veterinary care work
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to demonstrate teamwork with veterinary animal centre and Inspectorate colleagues
- Self-motivation and an ability to manage your own time
- An NVQ Level 2 in Animal Care or equivalent e.g. VCA, ANA is desirable
Successful candidates for certain RSPCA roles will need to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK as we are unable to sponsor visas.
We want to ensure we do all we can to give you a positive candidate experience through our recruitment. Whilst we do try to give feedback where we can, sometimes due to receiving high levels of applications, this may not always be possible
Our vision is a world where all animals are respected and treated with kindness and compassion. Our purpose is to inspire everyone to create a better world for animals. We are building the future of a diverse Society, and our priority is to support animal welfare by finding people from all backgrounds who are committed to our purpose. For this reason we actively encourage a wide diversity of applications - in particular from members of minority ethnic groups, and people with disabilities - as these candidates are currently under-represented at the RSPCA.
We're here to support you and encourage you to let us know if you need any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please feel free to contact us at resourcingteam@rspca.org.uk or 0300 123 0685 so we can ensure the process works for you.